Im grinning ear to ear as I tell you about it.
Were going to bring in barbecue from so many different regions and so many different styles …
I think itll be a real eye-opener, he says.
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Just as diverse as country music is these days, barbecue has that same uniqueness.
This needs to happen!
And I know the people to make it happen!
Food has become such a big attraction at music festivals and events that havent been traditionally food-centric.
Do you recall your first experience?
I got bit by the bug at a very young age.
You mentioned the panhandle and Texas different regions of the country have a different style of barbecue.
You like the Carolina on the sea or the Carolina in the mountains?
Were going to bring in barbecue from so many different regions and so many different styles … No, no, no theresa lotof things being smoked these days.
Oh, give me some burnt ends all day.
Well, I gotta bring my own smoker.
Stagecoach is amazing and just continues to grow.
Where do we go eat?
Were trying to find a place to hang tonight.
What do we do?
So this to me is… Im grinning ear to ear as I tell you about it.
Its the big phone call you want to get in your career.
Food and cooking for so many years was looked at as lifestyle television and publishing.
I firmly believe, and often make the case, that food is entertainment.
Where do you stand on it?Youve got it.
You nailed it on the head.
Back it up 25 years ago why do people eat?
They eat for consumption, they eat for calories, they eat for fuel.
Why did people eat 25 years before that?
So we went through this period of time where food was just, whatever.
What were back to is, food is amajorpart of life.
I think thats whats happening now.
We talk about it two days in advance where were going to dinner.
We talk about it in the morning what were going to have for dinner.
We talk about where we got the ham.
We talk about where the vinegar is from.
We talk about the baker that made the bread.
Theres so many styles that we cant narrow it down and say its only ours.
My friends that dont understand country music, Im like, dont categorize it all into the same.
Theres a lot of different styles.
Stagecoach Festival 2018 takes place April 27-29.
